Program Description
The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Education with a concentration in physical and health education teacher education (PHETE) leads to an initial Virginia licensure to teach physical and health education PK-12, as a continuation of the undergraduate physical and health education teacher education (PHETE) concentration. This program is only open to students who have an undergraduate degree in physical and health education or a related field. Additional undergraduate coursework may be required for students to be eligible for Virginia state licensure.
This program is designed to be completed in 1 year. Summer courses are required.
Admissions
To be fully admitted to the fifth-year M.A.T. program, student must have completed the following requirements:
- Satisfy all requirements for admission to the teacher education program.
- Satisfy all requirements for admission to The Graduate School.
- Successful completion of alternative criteria to the GRE, including:
- Possess a GPA of 3.0 or better in the last four semesters of undergraduate course work.
- Display certain personal qualities and dispositions of a professional educator as determined by program faculty.
- Demonstrate appropriate professional development reflective of a quality teacher candidate as assessed by program faculty.
- Demonstrate competence in classroom management and a satisfactory level of teaching ability through video analysis and practicum experience.
- Demonstrate quality planning, effective teaching skills and a demonstration of student learning through a reflective teaching project.
